sea lavender

sea lav·en·der

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see lav-uh n-der]
- /si ˈlæv ən dər/
- /siː ˈlæv.ɪn.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see lav-uh n-der]
- /si ˈlæv ən dər/

Definitions of sea lavender words

noun sea lavender an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one-sided spikes of small, lavender-colored flowers. 1
noun sea lavender a similar plant, Limonium carolinianum, of the eastern coast of North America. 1
noun sea lavender any of numerous perennial plants of the plumbaginaceous genus Limonium, of temperate salt marshes, having spikes of white, pink, or mauve flowers, several species of which are grown as garden plants 0
noun sea lavender any of a genus (Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae) of stiff, dicotyledonous plants (order Plumbaginales) with white, pink, lavender, or yellow flowers and many branches: often dried for winter bouquets 0

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Origin of sea lavender

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Sea lavender

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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sea lavender popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea lavender usage trend in Literature

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